Viking is “very pleased to add Blue Hawaiian to the company’s family of brands,” said Mark Laven, CEO and president of Latham International. “We made several acquisitions over the course of this past decade, and we’re pleased that Roger turned to us seeking an exit for his business.

“We restructured our balance sheet last year, and now are once again strong enough to be in a position to get these deals done readily,” he said.

Laven was referring to the company’s Chapter 11 filing in December 2009.

It emerged from Chapter 11 in January, and is now a portfolio company of Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm Littlejohn & Co.

Latham International has 975 employees, about 300 of them in the Capital Region, Laven said. Revenues, which peaked at $250 million back in 2006, were $135 million last year and are running 10 to 15 percent above that this year, he said.

He expects them to end in the $150 million to $160 million range, attributing the gain to the hot summer and customers, who were cautious during the worst of the recession, starting to invest in their backyards.